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...possibly be better off if you’re paying more taxes?” is not only an inaccurate and irresponsible portrayal of the issue, but also an insult to the intelligence of the voting populace. Furthermore, to frame all those who supported the war in Iraq as “pro-victory” and those opposing the war as “pro-forfeit” is exactly the type of polarizing and impossibly simplistic dichotomy that allowed President Bush to maneuver the nation into Iraq in the first place. Between 2001 and 2003, Bush...
...line drew a lot of laughs, but in many ways it also highlighted how much this war-scarred country has changed over the 19 months that Petraeus has been at the helm of the Multi-National Forces in Iraq. These days, alarm over sectarian bloodletting spiraling out of control has given way to heated politicking, nascent reconstruction efforts and grumblings over the lack of basic services like clean water and reliable electricity. Still, the spike in violence over the past few days - some 70 people have been killed since Saturday - highlights why Petraeus has repeatedly said it's too early...
...Tuesday Petraeus, who oversaw the "surge" of 30,000 U.S. troops that helped quell the violence, handed control of U.S. forces in Iraq to his former deputy, General Ray Odierno, who had been among those proposing the contentious strategy back in late...
...ceremony in a former Saddam Hussein palace at a military base near Baghdad Airport, lauded Petraeus as "one of our nation's great battle captains." Petraeus, 55, will take over as head of U.S Central Command next month, which will give him responsibility for the U.S. missions in both Iraq and Afghanistan...
...photos of Iraq's revival here...